POULTRY NEWS

The goal of the programme is to engage and invest in young professionals between the ages of 21 and 29, who work for companies directly involved in the production and processing of poultry and meat, or in the production of animal/poultry feed.

Scientists and private enterprises have joined forces in the project which will be a boost for animal welfare, the environment and food quality – and will save the poultry industry 40m DKK (€5.3 million).

Physiological effects on chickens

The three-year project has received a 7m DKK (€930,000) grant from the Green Development and Demonstration Programme under the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. With support from Linco Food Systems a new climate-controlled transport system will be developed with Aarhus University scientists validating the physiological effects of the system on the chickens.

Ukrainian manufacturers expect that this approval will allow the country to boost the volume of poultry meat and eggs delivery to the Middle East, the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, Aleksey Pavlenko stated.

A reliable trading partner

Along with the permission granted from the Saudi authorities to supply poultry meat, Pavlenko also said that the government of Saudi Arabia sees in Ukraine a reliable partner for future cooperation in the area of agriculture.

Leah Muthoni tends to her chicken in Nyeri town. Lowering the cost of feeds is not enough if their quality is not regulated to ensure maximum animal production. Productivity in birds and animals is dependent on genetics, feed conversion efficiency, disease-control and feed quality.

BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to boost poultry farming in Odisha, the State Government on Friday released a revised poultry policy which exempts stamp duty on purchase of land and conversion charges of agricultural field to homestead land meant for poultry farming.

Announcing the policy on the occasion of World Egg Day, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Pradip Maharathy said animal husbandry farmers would be given assistance like leasing Government land to set up poultry farms and feed mixing plants which are considered as captive unit.

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has advised farmers to diversify into poultry and dairy sectors as too much dependence on agriculture has led to diminishing returns for them.

Speaking at World Egg Day celebrations here on Friday, the chief minister said that the vagaries of nature and fluctuations in market were ruining the farmer financially and therefore they should look for new frontiers to augment income.

Poultry farmers have appealed to the government to take measures to slash the rate of interests on bank loans from the present 12 per cent to 7 per cent, in tune with the rates charged on agriculture loans, besides extending a moratorium on existing loans for a year.

Bhubaneswar, Oct 9: Regional Poultry Conference of Eastern States was organized by Fishers and Animal Resources Development Department in collaboration with Odisha Poultry Association at hotel The New Marion, here today on the occasion of World Egg Day. Odisha Minister for Agriculture, F &ARD, Pradeep Maharathy graced the occasion as chief guest. Maharathy inaugurated the Regional Poultry Conference.

Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) organised a seminar on ‘Importance of Eggs for Human Health’ to celebrate the World Egg Day here on Thursday, with an aim to create public awareness about the nutritional value and the importance of eggs for human health.

Srinagar: Minister of State for Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Abdul Majid Paddar informed the House that to boost indigenous poultry production in Poonch district and to make the district self-sufficient, the department of Animal Husbandry introduced Rural Backyard Poultry Scheme wherein financial assistance is given to BPL families in the form of cash and birds to encourage setting up of backyard poultry units.

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 3, 2015, down slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 195 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 3, 2015, down slightly from the year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

McDonald’s recent announcement that it will buy eggs for its Canadian restaurants from producers using free-run barns is a sign that the focus of animal welfare is not only on suffering but on animal psyche.

The barns give hens the room to carry out a number of behaviours that research has shown they are highly motivated to do, including the once-daily trip to lay their egg in a nest, says University of Guelph animal-welfare scientist Tina Widowski.

At the beginning of the summer quarter, frozen inventories were 21 per cent larger, so the inventory problem is not something that has developed in recent weeks.

Still, summer has traditionally been the best season for chicken consumption and yet no progress has been made in reducing product in cold storage.

A breakdown of the inventory by parts or meat showed a 66 per cent increase in thighs and thigh quarters, a 40 per cent increase in legs and a 47 per cent increase in thigh meat. These are all primarily export items.

Part of the deal will see imported produce gain further access to Canada's highly valuable dairy and poultry markets, where production is managed by quota. The deal opens an additional 3.25% of the country's dairy market, 2.1% of its chicken and turkey markets, 2.3% for the egg sector and 1.5% for broiler hatching eggs.

As policy makers, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, through our Veterinary Division, has been working closely with our private sector partners to protect our borders from this (avian influenza) and other diseases and we look forward to continued collaboration in this regard,” said the State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Luther Buchanan.

In June, the meeting of federal, state and territory Consumer Affairs Ministers agreed this consultation paper would be the first step in identifying what further action may be required to offer consumers assurance that their free range eggs are labelled correctly," Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer said.

"Our aim is to balance consumers' need for clear and accurate information with any potential red-tape burden for producers and retailers